The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office reports that a man was killed in a shooting Tuesday night just after 9 p.m. near South Carolina and Baltic Avenues in Atlantic City. No details have been released as the investigation continues. Earlier in the day shots were fired near the intersection of Adriatic and Pennsylvania Avenues and a jitney…
Atlantic City’s council meets Wednesday night and will discuss a sale of Bader Field, and new labor agreements with its bargaining units. The city is trying to come up with a better financial plan and will start with a $110 million sale of Bader Field to its own municipal utilities authority. Officials are projecting a…
A record amount of money has been spent so far by special interest groups both for and against the casino expansion referendum question on the November ballot. Election officials said that the $20.8 million spent to promote or defeat the casino question in New Jersey was the most money spent on a referendum since the…
Atlantic City officials are developing their fiscal plan that must be presented by Nov. 3rd to avoid a takeover by the state. Mayor Don Guardian announced several details of the new plan, that projects a savings of nearly $73 million through the year 2021. Atlantic City Council will consider several votes on Wednesday, including the…
On Sunday a 61 year-old man was allegedly assaulted and robbed inside his home on North Kentucky Avenue. Police arrested 26 year-old Myisha Hinton of Atlantic City and are looking for 26 year-old Christine Burke of Northfield, on charges of robbery and conspiracy. Detectives recovered two stolen laptops and other belongings and returned them to…
A 39 hear-old man was stabbed during a robbery early Saturday morning at Mount Vernon and Pacific Avenues in Atlantic City. Police report that the victim was found with non life-threatening wounds at 4:47 a.m. after money was stolen from the man. The suspect was described as a black man wearing dark clothing. The victim…
A Monday deadline looms for Atlantic City, which must provide a revised budget to the State. Mayor Don Guardian wrote a letter to the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs saying a tax hike in his city would be devastating for the city. The Department has been critical of leadership in the resort for not…
Gambling revenues took a hit in Atlantic City for September, in part due to the threat of Tropical Storm Hermine. The eight casinos in the city saw their revenues drop by 3.5 percent over September of last year. The Division of Gaming Enforcement blamed the dip on the Labor Day Weekend state of emergency that…
Monday is the deadline for Atlantic City to produce an amended budget to the State of New Jersey. State officials say the revised budget is due by Monday, and also has criticized the city for not raising taxes and asking for too much assistance from the State itself. The Press of Atlantic City reports that…
Another dip in gaming revenue in Atlantic City’s casino market. Win figures for September were down 1.5 percent from the same time period last year. Internet gaming continued to boost the casino’s struggling numbers; it enjoyed a 35 percent increase over internet gaming numbers from last September.